Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Heinrich Schliemann

Heinrich Schliemann(6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was aGermanbusinessman and a pioneer
of fieldarchaeology. He was anadvocateof the historical reality
of places mentioned in the works ofHomer. Schliemann was an
archaeological excavator ofHissarlik now presumed to be the site ofTroy, along with theMycenaeansitesMycenaeandTiryns. His work lent weight to the idea thatHomer'sIliad’andVirgil’s Aeneidreflectactual historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine levels of archaeological remains
with dynamite has been criticized as destructive of significant historical
artifacts, including the level that is believed to be the historical Troy.

Along
withArthur Evans, Schliemann was a pioneer
in the study ofAegean civilizationin theBronze Age. The two men knew of each
other, Evans having visited Schliemann's sites. Schliemann had planned to
excavate at Knossos, but died before fulfilling that dream. Evans bought the
site and stepped in to take charge of the project, which was then still in its
infancy.

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